Just an update

I don't normally do a post without pictures but just wanted to update what is going on in our lives. I just finished up another semester and only have three more left until I graduate. YAHOO!!! My hope is to continue on to graduate school and get my MSW. The kids are doing great in school. I am helping out in Andrea's class today with her party and then in Alex's tomorrow(watch for pictures!) The kids and I are getting ready to move to a house. So it has been a little crazy packing, cleaning and preparing for Christmas. I hate moving but it will be nice to be in a house. Overall we are doing good and loving life!

VEGAS BABY!

This is a picture from our first "big" snowfall. I love winter and can't wait for more snow!

OK so we didn't go to Vegas but my good friend Hollywood did and every time she travels, she brings my kid back a fun prize. This time she got them all shirts. I took a few pictures to post but really liked this one because it looks like Alex has a big bow on his head!! (Bizzy has afternoon kindergarten so she was still in bed when I took this picture.)

Winner, winner chicken dinner!!!

This morning I was driving the kids to school and listening to the radio and they had a trivia question. The question was "what country eats the most cheese?" I dialed my phone as quick as my fingers would dial and got through!! I answered that the country that eats the most cheese was France and I was right! I have a friend from France and we had talked once about how they do meals and I remembered her telling me that they eat A LOT of cheese. Anyways, I NEVER win these kind of contests so I am sooooo excited. I won 2 tickets to the Voice Male concert this weekend and they are going to put my name in a drawing for another prize. I love Voice Male and have all their Cd's so this is a will be a fun treat. Wish me luck for the drawing that will take place on Christmas Eve!!!

"Ready to wash my hair!"

Bizzy loves taking her bath so I usually will just let her play and then when she is ready, she will call me in so we can wash her hair. Like most children, she does not like the water in her eyes so I will just tell her to "Shut them really tight" She still needs the towel to dry them off immediately after she is rinsed though. This morning she was ready for it though. She found her brothers goggles! It just made me laugh out loud.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!

I walked out the door this morning to see this! YEAH.......I love the snow. With all the "busy" stuff that has been going on over the last few weeks, I have not really felt my normal Christmas excitement. I picked up the kids that we carpool with this morning and they were outside having a snowball fight! Then to hear the conversation between all of them and how excited they were as we drove to school, I couldn't help but smile.

OOOPS, forgot one.

Alex took his turn telling Santa that he wants a Rip-Stick, i-pod and a new jersey for Christmas....We'll have to see what Santa can do with that list:-)

Here comes Santa Clause...

We had our ward Christmas party tonight and Santa came! The kids were sooooo excited. They each got to tell him what they wanted for Christmas and then he gave them a bag of treats. Here Andrea is wishing for a Bratz Doll.

Bizzy got a turn to tell Santa she wanted a Barbie for Christmas. She must have froze and that is the first thing she could think of. She has NEVER said anything about wanting a Barbie but has a list of like 50 other things she wanted:-)

They served us a yummy dinner but Alex's favorite part was the cherry tomatoes.

Andrea just enjoying her meal.

Bizzy with our favorite babysitter. It was a great night!

Nights of Lights

The kids go to the after school club and they got the opportunity to sing at a "lighting" ceremony at the middle school. Alex was sick today so he didn't come but here are Andrea and Bizzy waiting for the show to begin.

They sang Feliz Navidad, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree and a few other songs. It was really cute and we had a lot of fun.

They served donuts and hot cocoa afterwards....that the reason Bizzy really wanted to go she was all about the treats!

Merry Christmas from my family to yours!

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

The Nutcracker....round 2

I got tickets for the whole family to see the Nutcracker and the girls got invite their friend to come with us.

We thought it would be fun to put on some fancy dresses to go to the theater so the girls felt like princesses!

Just waiting for the house to open! It was a lot of fun. I went with the girls 2 years ago and they had a tough time sitting through it but this time they were on the edge of their seats! Amazing what a difference 2 years makes.

Say Cheese!

I took the kids to the dentist today and am pleased to announce that there is not a cavity in the bunch! Their dentist said they are all doing a great job taking care of their teeth!!